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Names That Mean Moor

Updated November 2026

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Anchor
Word name
"heavy object used to moor a ship; provide with a solid foundation"
Plausible word name, denoting strength and stability, currently given to a small handful of boys in the US each year.
Dinsmore
Irish
"dark moor"
This Celtic surname is familiar but barely used at all as a first name.
Elmore
English
"moor with elm trees"
Boys' names beginning with "El" were all the rage in the 1910s, but today Elmore - along with Elwin, Ellsworth and others - has barely been used for decades. It has literary connections through…
Morton
English
"town near the moor"
An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.
Muir
Scottish
"dweller near the moor"
A common family name in Scotland, occasionally used as a first.
Anchor
Word name
"heavy object used to moor a ship; provide with a solid foundation"
A plausible and solid sounding word name that is reminiscent of Annika and Bianca, Anchor is both grounding and bold as a name. Plus, familiar nickname Annie is there as an option.